Senior Writer (Web)
email | 312-988-6009 |Debra Cassens Weiss, a senior writer for the web, joined the ABA Journal staff in 1986. She was previously the managing editor, an assistant managing editor and news editor. She had worked as a news researcher for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, as a reporter and editor at the City News Bureau of Chicago, and as a newscaster at WMRO and WAUR radio (Aurora, Ill.). Weiss has a JD from DePaul University College of Law and a BA in English from the University of Illinois.
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Jun 6, 2023, 11:08 am CDT
Bar admission denied for applicant who rose to law firm partnership without law license
Jun 6, 2023, 09:36 am CDT
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Jun 2, 2023, 03:34 pm CDT
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